Wednesday, December 4, 2013

DIY Christmas Series / DIY Floor Mat / Sarah M. Dorsey Designs

Sarah from Sarah M. Dorsey Designs is a DIY Rockstar. For real. I love stalking through her blog and seeing everything she has come up with... and if you aren't reading her blog you really should be.

Hi A Creative Day Friends! I'm Sarah and I blog at Sarah M. Dorsey Designs. I'm so honored and excited to be here today sharing a DIY Christmas idea!A month or so ago, a large Ash tree had started dying and needed to be cut down at David's parent's house. So while we were there over Thanksgiving, we took full advantage! We're planning a few projects, but first up is a simple DIY floor mat. Here's how we did it.Materials:Round branches in varying widthsChop Saw / Table Saw or Jig SawLuanne or thin plywoodTrimWood Glue

First David cut a few sections off of the tree with the chain saw.

We cut 1/2" sections, setting up a jig so that we didn't have to measure every time.

Measured and cut the base with the jigsaw. The table saw would have been better, but use what you have, right? :)

We cut the frame out of a 1x2 section of poplar wood.

After spray painting the wood black (to help the background blend in) we glued the frame.

and stapled the back.

We laid the wood out and glued it in place with wood glue.

To protect it from weathering, also apply a few thin coats of polyurethane.I've found wood glue to be fairly sturdy, but if any of the sections come loose, it would be easy to re attach.

This would also look great hung on the wall! I'd love to see three hung together over a fireplace or down a hallway. The possibilities are endless!Feel free to stop by my blog and say hi, I'd love to hear from you! Thanks so much for having me today Eileen!!

Thats freaking amazing!! I love that because it can work for people like me that have an apartment and not a house. I did a super lazy DIY with the wood log fabric from IKEA but I like this idea. I want to try it!